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Lamb prices hold steady as cull quotes slip
The pressure behind the hedgerows: the mental strain farmers rarely talk about
Heavier lambs lift mart trade as factory prices hold steady
Why new prescription rules for sheep medicines are stirring controversy among farmers
‘They were jumping like kangaroos’ – farmers struggle against deadly tick-borne disease
Factory quotes unchanged but mart prices move forward
Low numbers forcing prices up as factories compete for sheep
How this Donegal farmer got his ewes to ideal BCS ahead of mating
Why these Cavan sheep breeders swear by ‘the Red of the West’
Plummeting mart numbers set to force lamb quotes upwards
I decided to splash out when I re-roofed my shed – here’s what I did, and why
Kepak launches bonus scheme for young sheep farmers
‘Simple maths’ shows difficulty of making a profit from store lambs
Why we are finishing lambs indoors on an ad-lib diet of high-maize nuts
Lamb trade holds firm as kill remains 20pc down on last year
Quotes hold but factories rule out short-term price rises
How a focus on BCS is paying off for this Carlow farmer
Factories blame ‘very difficult market’ for latest lamb price cuts
Why I prefer a good old-fashioned dip to pour-ons and injections
Lamb and cull ewe prices rise despite steady processor quotes
Why we divide ewes into different groups for breeding
Lamb quotes hold firm but ‘higher prices getting a lot easier to negotiate’
Sheep sector at a crossroads as factories demand new plan to halt decline
‘I had two choices when I took over the farm: borrow lots of money and intensify – or extensify’
Why boosting ewes’ BCS is key ahead of mating season
Lamb Prices: Factories lament lack of feeding – but do the sums add up?
How binoculars are a key tool when you’re juggling a 400-strong hill and lowland flock and a full-time job
‘Hard to get organic premium when lamb already seen as premium product’ – Kepak
Lamb prices hold – and tight supplies should keep them high
Why I travelled all the way from South Kerry to the Cooley Peninsula and spent €530/hd on 30 hoggets
How this sheep-farming barrister from Clare is leading the fight to restore the value of Irish wool
Factories can’t understand ‘why some lads aren’t feeding’
We sold lambs for €400/hd – here’s what we are doing to ensure next year’s crop are just as good
Farmer demand for stores ‘keeping factories honest’ as quotes drop
Soaring store prices close to what factory lambs are making as buyers gamble on a recovery
Demand for breeding hoggets bodes well for sector’s future
How flock management can help twin lambs catch up
How breeding ewe lambs to lamb down at one year old can boost your profitability
Glyn Egan: Why we sold 400 store lambs instead of finishing them ourselves this year
Boost for farmers as shippers step up demand for heavier lambs
Tom Staunton: Increased lambing percentage is a key driver of farm profit
‘Factories have to stand stronger and return higher prices’
Irish sheep farming will fail if processors don’t incentivise younger entrants, warns factory agent
How a focus on four areas has boosted performance on this 180-ewe Galway farm
Bord Bia awarded almost €3m to promote European beef and lamb in Asia
How is the store trade soaring when lamb quotes are nose-diving?
Sheep farmers ‘being pushed to the brink’ as numbers fall by 20pc in some counties
It’s time to build BCS for mating the ewes in just under 12 weeks
Up to €8.40/kg being paid on the ground for lambs
Glyn Egan: Sheep farmers are calling it quits – you can’t blame them
How this Sligo sheep farm is achieving a gross margin of over €1,500/ha
Sheep quotes unchanged as IFA hits out at factories over price cuts
Tom Staunton: How we are already getting ready for winter
‘The outlook for the sector is grim unless the processors change their approach’
Exposed: The savage reality of dog attacks as farmers say ‘enough’
Heavy lambs making no more than the better cull ewe
Factories hint that lamb prices could come back again this week
How this Kiwi met a Mayo man in Australia and is now shaping cattle breeding in the west of Ireland
Nobody’s buying lamb, because it’s too expensive...but if farmers don’t eat lamb, who will?
A key area of improvement for the future will be to reduce the lambing spread
‘Over the summer, I could shear between 10,000-15,000 sheep’
Lamb prices finally stabilise as kill numbers continue to slide
Why is beef flying while lamb prices are floundering?
Why this 25-year-old Donegal farmer with 500 sheep and 60 sucklers is confident about the future of Irish farming
More cuts to factory quotes but mart prices hold steady
Tom Staunton: Lambs by our new stock ram have a good growth rate – the investment was worth it
Price pulls ‘taking the heart out of men to stay at sheep’
‘Life has to go on. I honestly don’t know what else I would have done besides farming’ – how this Wicklow woman took charge of the 550-sheep farm when her husband died
Latest round of lamb price cuts slammed as ‘highly irresponsible’
Are farmers really better off than they were 40 years ago?
How farming has been a ‘lifeline’ for this Roscommon native after a double tragedy
Be alert – glorious weather brings problems as well as benefits
‘Crippling blow’ for sheep farmers as hogget and cull quotes slashed
Tips for grass management as lambs head towards weaning
Red flag for sheep sector as hogget price falls below beef
Ticks and blowfly can cause major problems in the good weather – here’s what we are doing to combat them
Sheep farmers warn of collapse as factories slash prices and stay silent
Eamon O’Connell: We have all been complicit in allowing parasites to develop resistance to wormers
Declining Spanish numbers offer hope of Irish lamb price rises
How switching to full-time farming has helped this Kerry family deal with their grief
Use dog licence cash to compensate sheep farmers for dog attacks – Kerry councillor
There’s a lot of scald in younger lambs this year – here’s what we are doing about it
Factory cuts questioned as numbers continue to drop off
How a focus on ewe BCS lifted this Sligo farmer’s scanning rate to 1.96
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